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SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Jul. 26, 2026
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Schedule of sales and operating profits for each of the reportable segments and reconciliation to earnings before income taxes The Company is an integrated enterprise, characterized by substantial intersegment cooperation, cost allocations, and sharing of assets. The Company does not represent that these segments, if operated independently, would report the profit and other financial information shown.
Quarter Ended July 26, 2026
In thousandsRetailFoodserviceInternationalTotal
Net Sales$1,779,434 $1,003,158 $178,740 
Cost of Products Sold1,538,017 808,519 142,867 
Selling, General, and Administrative125,514 50,165 25,886 
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates2,171 — (39,275)
Noncontrolling Interest (Earnings) Loss— — 55 
Segment Profit$118,073 $144,475 $(29,233)$233,316 
Net Unallocated Expense130,104 
Noncontrolling Interest Earnings (Loss)(55)
Earnings Before Income Taxes$103,157 

Quarter Ended July 27, 2025
In thousandsRetailFoodserviceInternationalTotal
Net Sales$1,858,434 $986,976 $187,466 
Cost of Products Sold1,598,924 798,352 148,583 
Selling, General, and Administrative142,699 47,913 25,774 
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates5,755 — 5,787 
Noncontrolling Interest (Earnings) Loss— — 46 
Segment Profit$122,566 $140,711 $18,941 $282,218 
Net Unallocated Expense45,658 
Noncontrolling Interest Earnings (Loss)(46)
Earnings Before Income Taxes$236,514 

Nine Months Ended July 26, 2026
In thousandsRetailFoodserviceInternationalTotal
Net Sales$5,416,905 $2,998,096 $546,249 
Cost of Products Sold4,671,564 2,394,966 432,656 
Selling, General, and Administrative397,724 146,329 71,916 
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates22,287 — (26,046)
Noncontrolling Interest (Earnings) Loss— — 182 
Segment Profit$369,902 $456,800 $15,812 $842,515 
Net Unallocated Expense298,802 
Noncontrolling Interest Earnings (Loss)(182)
Earnings Before Income Taxes$543,531 

Nine Months Ended July 27, 2025
In thousandsRetailFoodserviceInternationalTotal
Net Sales$5,532,401 $2,853,603 $534,495 
Cost of Products Sold4,758,271 2,290,106 421,772 
Selling, General, and Administrative418,815 143,327 74,111 
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates23,531 — 19,216 
Noncontrolling Interest (Earnings) Loss— — 366 
Segment Profit$378,847 $420,170 $58,193 $857,210 
Net Unallocated Expense171,769 
Noncontrolling Interest Earnings (Loss)(366)
Earnings Before Income Taxes$685,076 
The Company’s CODM reviews assets and capital expenditures at a consolidated level and does not use assets by segment to evaluate performance or allocate resources. Therefore, the Company does not disclose these measures by segment. Depreciation and amortization expense is included in the measure of segment profit and disclosed below.
In thousandsQuarter EndedNine Months Ended
July 26, 2026July 27, 2025July 26, 2026July 27, 2025
Depreciation and Amortization
Retail$33,346 $35,098 $104,410 $106,263 
Foodservice22,134 19,776 63,939 59,255 
International4,623 4,457 14,126 12,983 
Corporate6,325 5,361 19,872 16,027 
Total Depreciation and Amortization$66,427 $64,692 $202,348 $194,527 
Schedule of total revenues contributed by classes of similar products Total revenue contributed by classes of similar products are:
Quarter EndedNine Months Ended
In thousandsJuly 26, 2026July 27, 2025July 26, 2026July 27, 2025
Perishable$2,188,817 $2,222,646 $6,646,000 $6,450,709 
Shelf-stable772,516 810,230 2,315,249 2,469,790 
Total Net Sales$2,961,333 $3,032,876 $8,961,250 $8,920,499